Director of Assessment and Referral
Why Join Perimeter?
At Perimeter Healthcare, we are committed to delivering hope through compassionate, comprehensive behavioral health treatment. Our teams serve patients across inpatient hospitals, residential treatment centers, and outpatient settings, with a shared focus on service excellence, patient safety, and meaningful recovery. As Director of Admissions, you will help shape the first point of care for patients, families, referral sources, and community partners.
Required:
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or a related helping profession.
- Current licensure or active pursuit of licensure in counseling, social work, or a related clinical field.
- Experience in behavioral health assessment and/or treatment.
- At least one year of supervisory experience.
- Knowledge of patient rights, legal and ethical standards, EMTALA, and crisis intervention practices.
- Two or more years of experience on an inpatient behavioral health unit.
- RN licensure.
- Experience with admissions, intake, utilization management, managed care, or referral development.
- Knowledge of behavioral health treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements
This position is based in an inpatient behavioral health hospital setting. The role requires professional interaction with patients who may be experiencing crisis, emotional distress, or behavioral challenges. The employee may be required to stand, walk, sit, reach, bend, kneel, climb, talk, hear, and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. The position may require participation in approved safety interventions, local travel, flexibility with scheduling, and after-hours Administrator-on-Call responsibilities as needed.
Benefits
Details about benefits will be provided upon hire.
Pay
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Schedule
Details about schedule will be provided upon hire.